Toffen

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 884

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’045 parcels in Toffen, covering 4.9 km². 65.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 863 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’045
0.2% of the canton
Total area
4.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
863 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
65.4%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1983
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Toffen

Toffen ranks 151st of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Toffen measures 863 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Toffen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2-geschossig (44.5%), Landwirtschaftszone (36.1%) and Mischzone 3-geschossig (7.7%). In total, Toffen uses 12 zone designations.

According to the building register, Toffen has 1’078 buildings with 1’331 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 33.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (31% of them), and 24.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 683 (65.4%)

Unbuilt: 362 (34.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone 2-geschossig4650.30 km²90.3%
Landwirtschaftszone3774.25 km²23.6%
Mischzone 3-geschossig800.08 km²86.3%
Mischzone Dorfkern530.05 km²86.8%
Mischzone 2-geschossig420.07 km²81.0%
Arbeitszone150.05 km²86.7%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung50.03 km²80.0%
Bestandeszone30.01 km²100.0%
Zone für Sport und Freizeitanlagen2< 0.01 km²100.0%
Bauernhofzone1< 0.01 km²100.0%
Mischzone 4-geschossig1< 0.01 km²100.0%
Zone für Bauten und Anlagen auf Bahnareal10.04 km²100.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’078 buildings with 1’331 dwellings here; 400 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’078
Dwellings
1’331
Single-family houses
400
Building volume
1.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential623
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential363
  • Other81

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192033
  • 1920-194529
  • 1946-196032
  • 1961-1980212
  • 1981-2000194
  • 2001-2010109
  • 2011-202051
  • 2021 and later9
  • Unknown year14

Maps and geodata for Toffen

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